Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-05-12
Mrs. Stephen Woodward Is seriously

The Tsrratine House. at Hancock Point,
is TO be greatly improved this season.
We hear that E. II. Greedy, Esq, has de-
cided to build cottage at Bar Harbor.
Mrs L. S Chilcott. OF Bangor has been
visiting Mrs. +. ID. Foster at Bar Harbor.
Quite extensive repairs and alterations
have recently been made in Coombs' block
-Orland had Il heavy freshet from the
effects of which 1t suffered quite severely.
Mr.. i. \. Smith is building cottage for
Judge Emery at Hancock Point; style, "Queen
Anne
DR.. \. c. King. of Bar Hsrbor and
| Cyrus Emery, Esq, of Sullivan were in town |
last week.
| After painful and lingering illness Dr.
Henry A. Jordan died in this city, on Monday |
morning last.
Slight repairs. improvements and renova-
tions are the order of the day all over
the city.
Sheriff ID. l.. Fields was called TO Calais 1
last SATURDAY on business connected with the /
! Graves trial.
The water in the river is falling very rap
Idly. 1t l. thought that the mills can com /
mcnce saving again in few days
Miss Sallie Jones who has been confined
TO her house by illness for some length of time.
is now reported to be improving.
In some of the streams on Monday last
the Rev. r. W. Savage, Fred l.. Mason and 5. |
l.. Hopkins, caught ffty-one beautiful trout.
one day last week small scow drawn by .
eight horses went up State street. We hear /
that it is TO be used up river In the repair OF
bridges.
Mr.. owen Byrn has raised his house
shout two feet. we think. and is engaged Ia
making extensive repairs and alterations .
thereon.
Mrs. A. +. Burnham returned home from
Brockton, Mass, last week. Her little grand .
son, Albert Burnham Brown, returned with /
her.
Parties out oftown requiring the services .
of hearSc and competent and reliable driver,
will do well to call on Mr.. samuel Harden OF
this city.
Arthur |. saunders thinks the prospects
for thi, season very encouraging and expects
good summers work at the Hotel Dcs Isle.
Bar IIarbor.
The municipal officer OF the town Of
Eden have appointed ". {. Higgins, b. Brad
ley and o. II. Knowles To act a u Board 81
Health for thi, year.
Mr.. Eugene simpson OF Cambrii-cport,
Mass. was in this city few DAYS ago He i
spending week or two Ut sullivan for the
transaction Of business.
H. a u,
TUESDAY evening Of last week. before the
student. y the Normal School and Others.
HI subject was The Crusadc>.'
II. h. Mason ha. put new engine in hi.
steam mill at the Fails: also now and i'm.
proved wheel. The latter was put in place
FRIDAY lat by Mr.. Henry Bets.
Several eases Of mcaslc, have been report /
81 In this city, Bertha, the little daughter Of .
Mr.. 4. II. stevens, wa, very ,ick with them,
bat j. now rapid, improving.
The special meeting called by the ". K. G..
10 arrange for Memorial Day, will BE- held
FRIDAY next. at the usual time and place. \
full aitcudancc j, desired.
The new steamer being built nj Bath for
Winter Harbor parties all be commanded by
Capt. {. J. Guptiil. one Of the steamer city Of
Riohuond', old reliable pilots.
AT Reeds Pond Monday. near the rail-
road station, Il. T. >owle, Esq. widely famous
IN p>cicaptufe. caught fine andlockrd
salmon which weighed six and half pound-
Mr. /. T. Remission. Of BrocA,on.
Mass. !, spending few day in this city,
having been called here BY the death Of her
brothcr-ln-lAw, Mr.. Roland H. Peck.
Mr.. O. h. Ingalls, general manager Of the
singer sewing Machine Co., ha, au oficc Al
80 ~ Main street, in thi, city. IL repre-
;i 5. l:5 o5 ti::l,tts -"A -" h"'r that he i
About 5000 have been expended for re-
pair, and lmpro, cments the steamer Mount
Desert and The exterior has vet 10 be painted.
She VIII probably 90 on her route about the
middle o. May.
A few wear, ago Judge Emery Of Ill
worth bought i lot Of land Al Bar Iiarbor tor
slel on Noadav the Judge. " 30 i, boiling .
court in ia- city. received word from hi,
partner that the land hal been sold for 5000 -
HsjfrSt JpHrRM
Mr.. Samuel Adams. jeweler OF Belfast.
was in Ca-tiue last week. and measured the
graluarin, cla-, At the Normal school for
ring, The .t,lc will be 4 plain gold hoop
ring with y engraved on them.
We are requested To state that the veneer
able Mr. William saunders OF Dcdham. VIII
not BY reason OF the m heath Of himself
and Mr.. saunders, by able to give hi usual
birthday party the present YEAR
See tile new advertisement in another col
unn Of the Bluchill and Ellsworth Steamboat
Co. Th, route appears 10 BE- very popular
one and j. rccei,iug As Il 20 rmnenily deserves.
large share Of public patronage.
We are indebted to Rev. " II. Lyon, OF
RoXbury, Mass, for copy Of The taharila.
containing his excellent sermon on The E.
onomy OF Life" from the text Matt. XIV ~
IL The sermon /, mastery Interpretation
Of the miracle Of the oayes and fishes.
1t i announced that the survey OF the
Maine Shore Line will be resumed at once
under Engineer McInnes. 1t surveyed .
through last year 10 near Cherry field. and will .
be pushed on from there now.
Ia the Circuit Court OF the United states,
for the District Of Maine at Portland on sat
urday, April 30. 49,. on motion OF Hon.
George f.. Bird, L. :. Attornry, Elmer Pearl
spohord Of Deer Isle was admitted as an Al /
iuEnrN anu tbut-t4pT OF >dli tOuIl
j. \. McGown, Esq, harness maker, has
been enlarging his store by renting for work /
room the rear OF the corner store occupied by /
Mr.. +. +. JOY. This rear room Mr.. McGown
ha- connected with hi. own store by door, /
thus giving him much better quarters and en-
larging his >alesroom.
Rev J. r. Haley, the new presiding elder |
OF the Bucksport district, was in this city on |
/ Tuesday. the guest OF r. B. Aiken, Esq. II |
Mr.. Haley can find suitable rent, he will /
| move 10 Ellsworth. During the last three /
/ year, he has been pastor of the Methodist
/ church AT Calais.
AT the session Of Grand Lodge OF Masons |
held in Portland. last week, James f. Parsons.
| Esq. Of this city appointed District Dep |
uty Grand Master, of the Fourth District and
Rev. c. ;. Leffingwell, Bar Harbor, Grand
! Chaplain.
The new steamer for the Rockland, Blue |
| hill and Ellsworth route is now under con- |